MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University volleyball has come a long ways in a short time.

The Beavers looked as good as they have all season at the MSU Dome as MSU dismantled Black Hills State 3-0 to end the regular season.

MSU avenged an earlier loss to the Yellow Jackets with a 25-23, 25-9, 25-13 win in nonconference NCAA Division II women's volleyball Saturday at the MSU Dome.

The win put the Beavers at 16-14 overall and put MSU's first season at or above .500 overall since 2002 in reach. Minot State has a minimum of three matches scheduled at the season ending Lindenwood Transitional Tournament at Lindenwood, Mo., Thursday-Saturday.

MSU was superb at the net as they finished with14 block assists and no errors, getting hands on multiple shots throughout the night. Janice Reinbolt (Sr., MH, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan) finished off a stellar home career with four block assists, tying her with junior Kelsey Wingo (MH, Twain Harte, Calif.) for the team lead.

MSU and BHSU battled in the first set with MSU taking a late charge to end it, but it was all MSU from there on out. The Beavers built big leads in both set 2 and 3.

BHSU (10-20) struggled hitting the ball against the Beavers after the first set as they plummeted from a .226 hitting percentage to just .104 after hitting .045 and .065 respectively in sets 2 and 3. The Yellow Jackets had 16 errors spanning the two sets and just 20 kills.

MSU heated up as the match went on, hitting .211, .212 and .407 in the three, firing 13 kills to just two errors in 27 attacks in set 3.
Jen Dixon (So., OH, Brandon, Manitoba) and Sara Friesen (So., MH, Brandon, Manitoba) both finished in double figures in kills as Dixon had 12 and Friesen 10. Friesen had one of her best matches in a Beavers' uniform as she finished with the 10 kills on just 16 swings and added three block assists.

Caitlin Templeton had 12 kills to pace BHSU, while Kelsey Olson added 11 digs.

Jenna Moffatt (So., L, Brandon, Manitoba) led MSU with 12 digs, while Reinbolt finished with 10 digs to go a long with the blocks and eight kills. Brittney Thingstad (R-Fr., L, Velva, N.D.) came off the bench to fire three aces.

MSU begins play at the tournament on Thursday in pool play.